Theresa Plaisance

New Orleans, Louisiana

2022 WNBA Champion

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Personal: Mother, DoBee, has been the head women’s basketball coach at Nicholls State since 2008 and began 2022-23 season with 169 victories … brother, Scott, played at the University of New Orleans from 2017-18 after two seasons at Louisiana Lafayette … majored in sports administration at LSU with a leadership concentration … would be a business owner if she was not playing basketball … lists her parents as people who have made a difference in her life … hobbies include spending time with friends and family, traveling, eating great foods, playing board games, spending time with her dog, reading and talking … involved in football, choir, volleyball, softball, bell choir, pottery and Taekwondo as a child.

Other Professional Experience: Nine-year WNBA veteran after being drafted by Tulsa with the No. 27 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft … has averaged 4.5 points and 3.0 rebounds over 218-game career … starter in 52 career contests, including career-high 25 starts during 2017 season with Dallas … owns 36.3 career field goal percentage while making 78.4 percent of her free throws … helped Las Vegas Aces win 2022 WNBA title after appearing in 31 games with two starts … averaged 4.0 points per contest while shooting 37.1 percent from the field … spent first six seasons with Tulsa/Dallas, appearing in 134 outings before being traded to Connecticut during 2019 campaign … averaged career-best 7.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest in 2017 … saw action in 22 games with Connecticut before signing as a free agent with Washington in 2021 … started 11-of-31 games with the Mystics and registered 6.4 scoring average … also spent 2021-22 season with Clarinos in Spain, appearing in 15 games while leading the team in scoring (16.1), rebounding, blocked shots and three-pointers.

International Experience: Helped Team USA win 2010 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship, averaging 7.8 points over five games … also ranked second in the tournament field with nine blocked shots … named to 2013 USA Women’s World University Games Team that won Gold medal in Russia … participated in 2011 USA Women’s U-19 World Championship Team trials.

College Experience: Four-year letter winner at LSU who started 63-of-123 games from 2010-14 … earned All-Region 3 and Honorable Mention All-America status by WBCA in 2013 … two-time All-Southeastern Conference selection who finished her career with 1,293 points and 637 rebounds … also named to 2013 SEC All-Defensive Team … ranks 23rd on Tigers’ career scoring list … also stands 17th on career rebounding ledger … fifth in school history with 147 career blocked shots … led LSU in scoring and rebounding as a junior and senior … also paced team with 85 blocked shots during 2012-13 campaign, the fifth-highest mark in program history … tied LSU single-game record with nine rejections against Alabama on Mar. 2, 2014 … led SEC with a 17.0 scoring average during 2012-13 season, becoming the fourth player in program history to pace the league in scoring … member of three NCAA Tournament teams at LSU … named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 … candidate for 2014 Senior CLASS Award … member of 2014 WBCA Good Works Team.

Height 6' 5"

Hometown New Orleans, Louisiana

Leagues WNBA

Pronouns She/Her